Hoboken to Host 4th Annual Irish Cultural Festival

The City of Hoboken will hold the 4th Annual Hoboken Irish Cultural Festival on Saturday, May 16, from noon to 6 p.m. at Sinatra Park, located on the Hoboken waterfront near Fourth Street.

The event is free and will feature Irish music, dance, sports, food, beer, vendors, crafts, and other activities for all ages. Representatives from the Irish Consulate in New York will be in attendance at the event, which is co-hosted by the Irish Network New Jersey.

The festival will feature musical performances by Gold n’ Brown and the Mclean Avenue Band, as well as bagpipe performances. The event will also feature dance performances by the Garden Street Irish Step Dancers and Emerald Fire, Aherne Sheehan School of Irish Dance, and Kerri Smith Academy of Irish Dance.

Participants interested in competing in the Irish soda bread competition should contact Geri Fallo at gfallo@hobokennj.gov or 201-420-2207.

Children’s activities will include face painting, horse and carriage rides, pony rides, a petting zoo, several inflatables, sand art and more. The event will also feature sheep shearing and wool spinning demonstrations and vendors with Irish clothing and crafts.

Sports clinics and competitions will take place at Sinatra Park Field, and include:

· 9 to 11 a.m.: Irish Youth Soccer Tournament, Hoboken U7 Travel Players

· 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.: Youth Hurling Clinic, Hoboken Guards Hurling Club

· 12:30 to 5:30 p.m.: Hoboken Guards Women’s Hurling Tournament

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